Package: apt-listchanges
Severity: wishlist
Version: 2.72.5
apt-listchanges is great when installing security updates, but viewing
the change logs is too verbose during distribution upgrades. While it is
always possible to temporarily disable apt-listchanges, that approach
would be less convenient.
I suggest the addition of an option which will present a prompt before
showing the changes.
See change logs? [Y/n]
Also, I can see some merit in related bug 142864, which suggests having
an option to mail change logs after showing them, but I'd incorporate
the choice with the above prompt shown before the logs are seen:
See change logs? [Y/n/mail]
So the user could optionally review the verbose logs later via email.
In
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=142864
Matt Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
If you want to be able to proceed with an upgrade without reading
the changelogs first, but still have a chance to review them, you
might also want to try the xterm-pager or xterm-browser frontends,
which will allow you to browse the changelogs while allowing the
upgrade to continue.
Good suggestion, but my use of apt/aptitude is via ssh, so I use the
text frontend with apt-listchanges.
Perhaps using the pager frontend would offer the same functionality (in
terms of being able to abort), and as suggested in that ticket, mailing
the logs could be accomplished by piping to mail from within the pager.
But en explicit choice at a prompt is more user friendly.
-Tom
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